**** Apple Event "Spring loaded" - 20th April 2021 @ 18:00 UK time ****

[Rilot]

So, looking at the specs, it seems it's only the 12.9" that has the mini LED display. The 11" is only listed as Liquid Retina and they don't mention anything about local dimming. Brightness is only 600nits for the 11" vs 1000/1600nits of the 12.9

 

[BMox81]

Just an Apple TV announcement will do me.

Lovely stuff! Will definitely be ordering one next week.

 

[Throrik]

So, looking at the specs, it seems it's only the 12.9" that has the mini LED display. The 11" is only listed as Liquid Retina and they don't mention anything about local dimming. Brightness is only 600nits for the 11" vs 1000/1600nits of the 12.9

Looks that way, it seems like a standard now where the bigger/more expensive devices get exclusive features initially.

 

[Cryfreeman]

Bit disappointed with just a base A12 in the new Apple TV? Guessing Apple had a large stock left to move. At least more effort was made with the remote!

 

[LiE]

Remote looks pretty ugly ngl

 

[Kainz]

Going to purchase that new Siri remote (£55) the moment it becomes available for my current gen 4K ATV. I use the device so much and the remote from day 1 is the worst pos ever.

 

[Cryfreeman]

Going to purchase that new Siri remote (£55) the moment it becomes available for my current gen 4K ATV. I use the device so much and the remove from day 1 is the worst pos ever.

The touch pad is rage inducing

 

[Kainz]

The touch pad is rage inducing

Man, trying to navigate YouTube (not entirely apples fault here) or Plex sends me into a rage.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Bit disappointed with just a base A12 in the new Apple TV? Guessing Apple had a large stock left to move. At least more effort was made with the remote!

Why do you need anything better a device like an Apple TV? Even an A12 is pretty overkill.

 

[rare]

Have I missed something, how come the TV is HDMI 2.1? Yet it doesn’t look like it has any 2.1 specific features?

 

[Rimsy]

for years now the iPad has been effectively crippled by the OS. Any opening up of it would be welcomed. Still can't even just drag and drop music on IOS/IPAD os devices. It's beyond daft. As such my iPad Pro has spent most of its life living in a draw.

Agree. Why they put such powerful hardware running such a simplistic and archaic OS is baffling. It could run macos but for reasons it doesn't.
That being said I still use my 2018 iPad pro daily and do like it ... But it could be so much more!

 

[Christmas themed thank]

Why is Magic Keyboard with Touch ID not available for purchase separately?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Why is Magic Keyboard with Touch ID not available for purchase separately?

Probably only works with M1 iMacs?

Hopefully it’s not coded to the individual iMac like an iPhone is.

 

[Junglist]

I don't actually mind the ATV remote but I think I'll grab the new one

Will be getting an AppleTag to put on the dogs collar though

 

[rare]

I don't actually mind the ATV remote but I think I'll grab the new one

Will be getting an AppleTag to put on the dogs collar though

That’s a great idea I hadn’t thought of that!

 

[chaparral]

No updates for the ipad mini

Think a lot of people were hoping for a new one with out the large bezels

 

[Ranger07]

The Apple TV is great value considering it has the A12 chip, should be good for running a Zwift set up.

 

[Squink]

The 12.9 iPad Pro now contains clearly better hardware than the two M1 MacBooks and with the right keyboard it could double as a laptop.

I wonder if Apple will therefore bring more MacOS to the iPad or keep the iPad line completely separate by improving the MacBooks whenever they’re ready to do so.

 

[chrismscotland]

The 12.9 iPad Pro now contains clearly better hardware than the two M1 MacBooks and with the right keyboard it could double as a laptop.

I wonder if Apple will therefore bring more MacOS to the iPad or keep the iPad line completely separate by improving the MacBooks whenever they’re ready to do so.

If anything they seem to have been going the other way by brining iOS app integration into MacOS devices.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Final Cut, etc announced for iPad at WWDC in June because based on current functionality in iPadOS the tech specs seem like total overkill.

I'm not sure about any MacOS setup though, it wouldn't be very Apple to give all that functionality to the iPad when they can make you buy a Macbook too'

 

[Steedie]

I just want Xcode on the iPad. Being able to develop my apps on it would mean I could ditch my MBP's immediately